As we approach New Year's Eve, let's take a look at the 2022 yearly review. What were your biggest accomplishments and lessons learned in the past twelve months?
Goals Achieved
I started the year by writing down some clear, measurable goals. First, I wanted to secure a full time job in the Instruc...
Late December brings the issue of wrapping up - gifts, first of all since we are in the midst of holidays, but year-end tasks as well. I will save the 2022 recap for next week. Today, let's focus on ways to use fabric as gift wrapping.
Decorative Bags
One way to eliminate paper waste at the holida...
WOW, it's the middle of December and I have done very little holiday preparation. It doesn't seem so urgent when I am not hosting any gatherings. My gift list has been drafted, and I should be able to enlist my shop-a-holic daughter to help with the actual purchasing trip.
Are you ready for the h...
Welcome to the Island Batik Lone Star Blog Hop! There have been some incredible examples of this classic quilt design and such great new fabric collections to play with.
Lone Star Quilts
The Lone Star design is traditionally composed of diamond patches forming an 8-point star. Each row of diamonds...
I am that crazy friend who likes to put a pieced design on the backside of the quilt. It's definitely extra work, and there's no way to make the quilting stitches line up on both areas, but it uses up some of those scraps and gives you a little surprise when you flip the quilt over.
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